Marantz Ships New VP-11S1 1080p DLP Projector

[Audioholics]

<A href="http://www.audioholics.com/news/pressreleases/Marantz1080pDLPprojector.php"><IMG style="WIDTH: 125px; HEIGHT: 64px" alt=[marantzVP11S11] hspace=10 src="http://www.audioholics.com/news/thumbs/marantzVP11S11_th.jpg" align=left border=0></A>Marantz America established clear leadership in the High-Definition DLP front projector field with the introduction of the long-awaited VP-11S1, a single-chip DLP Projector featuring full upconversion capability for all video sources to 1080p HD resolution. Representing Marantz’ commitment to providing its customers with superior video solutions for all home theater applications, the VP-11S1 delivers image quality previously unavailable in anything but the highest-priced professional projectors, including full uncompressed HDTV 1920x1080 pixel resolution. The VP-11S1 is now shipping to dealers and will be available to consumers in July for a suggested retail price of $19,999. Marantz plans to introduce a second version of the VP-11S1 in the fourth quarter of 2006 that will feature a long-throw lens.

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[ned]

With Optoma HD 81 and a Gennum scaler coming out this fall for rumored $6k, this won't look so hot.

 

[Audioholics]

Competition is ALWAYS good.... for consumers

 

[HTHOLIC]

Single chip dlp's are still prone to people having the same "Rainbow effect", when will 3 dlp's get on board?

 

[BMXTRIX]

Every 1080p projector announced - and released - is one step closer to me being able to get a new projector. I didn't have the cash 3 years ago for a 720p model, but refuse to replace my 540p projector until 1080p with all the required acceptance of formats is standard in projectors and at a halfway reasonable price.

DLP is robbing people... Westinghouse is including 1080p acceptance and performance for just a couple of grand, but the upgrade of a projector to include it suddenly doubles the price. Ummm... I'll hold off judgement, but I am definitely skeptical of the pricing structure right now.

 

[ned]

Competition is ALWAYS good.... for consumers

Ah yes! The more the merrier..... AE1100 with 1080p LCD is rumored at $3500!!!
Mitsubishi indicating there 1080p release this fall.
And of course the Sony "Pearl".
Design Projector dropping their price like flies.

CEDIA will be good this year!!!!